The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

the State Of Illinois, wherein the Supreme Court
of that State decided that the railroad company.
no matter what changes may have occurred IN
it's management was legally bound to carry out
it's contract and which decision was amrmeo oy
the Supreme Court of the United States on ap-
peal.
the Ohio river from Jacksonville 70 Louisville
has taken definite shape The amount do OF capt.
tai authorized is 1,5OO shares or $i.ooo eaen:
the company TO commence business when i.ooo
shares are taken, which insures the building OF
the bridge
tits neither Boyle nor Boyd who is to succeed
George Bender az super,ntepdens OF the T.. y.
& S. road, bat G. B. McVey. the present pay
master and cashier OF the road. Mr.. McVey is
young man well qualified for the position. and
has made excellent record in all railroad
positions where he has been placed.
Within the last sixty days the Pennsylvania
people have organized three fast-frsieht lines
for the purpose of developing its Southern
traffic. The company is, as well, about to
tablish some new sleepiIgcoach lines to the
Southern cities. The one now running between
New York and Memphis is q paying enterprise.
The guarantee companies for the honesty OF
railroad employees are more cautions than ever
whom they guarantee, and constantly have de-
tectives moving around over the country, whose
business IS to ascertain the habits of the person
company, and il his habits are bad, IL he letters
about saloons, Is out late nights carohslng
around, the railroad companies notified that
such is the case. and that unless. the person re.
forms. the company will not, after the date OF
his guarantee expires. reimburse them. the rail-
road company. in case OF loss. The last week
One of these detectives has been in Indianapolis
looking after of the companys interests,
and reports that as rnle the habits of the
agents. clerks. ETC., employ cd on roads centering
AT Indiana polis are better than the usual aver
age. 1t is stated that railroad men who hang
about saloons and drinking places. and visit
houses of ill-repute, are tho ones over which the
companies have the most anxiety and keep tho
closest watch
So pressed are the roads for cars that some Of
them have ono or two men out constantly urg-
ing consignees to unload cars promptly Local
business never before has reached the present
proportions. Colonel Perry, OF the Pennsylva-
MIA lines, states that for three months past they
have been working their clerks anti platform
men over time, often until midnight and now
the business is increasing to such an extent that
he will be obliged to put on more men. II. G.
Stiles, agent of the c., 81. & l.. some weeks ago
increased his force believing that it is better to
work more men than to work men until mid
night. At the Decline the same condition OF
things exists. Agent Holm states that yester-
day morning there were All loaded cars stand
ing on their side tracks here 1O3 loaded with ap-
pies, potatoes and canned goods, shipped from
the East, mostly from New York, tho other 3l4
cars be unloaded private switches about
the city. Harry Wetsell, agent of the Vanda'ia.
reports the same state of affairs, the shipments
of local freight west bound averaging, from their
depot platforms. thirty cars per day.